A Day in a Forested Wetland by Kevin Kurtz with
illustrations by Sherry Neidigh takes readers on a twenty-four-hour journey
through a riparian forest rich with wildlife.
Green darners rise
with the sun to hunt flies while snapping turtles wait to ambush prey. Sunset
brings forth bats, frogs, flying squirrels, and a bobcat family. The cadence of
the rhyming text is appealing and readily accessible for readers. The narrative is packed with fascinating
information about the diverse inhabitants of this ecosystem – from Caddisflies
armoring themselves with rocks to barred owls hunting crayfish.
The illustrations enrich
the text and are drawn in the natural palette of the environment with colorful
patches of color to highlight special moments.
As with other books
by Arbordale, this story contains a Creative Minds section that includes
factual information to provide points of discussion for parents and lesson
options for teachers. Keystone Species:
Beaver discusses the important ways in which the beaver supports the
forested wetland habitat. Beaver Sam
Forested Wetland Sequencing offers a step-by-step look at the way in which
this environment changes over time. Wetlands
compares the four types of wetlands: Forested Wetland, Marsh, Bog, and Fen.
Find the Animal challenges readers to
correctly match names and descriptions with the animals pictured in an image of
the forested wetland.
Recommended for home
and school libraries. Great addition to STEM studies.
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